B.A. Parker

Between seeing Jay Kelly, Sentimental Value, and Hamnet, it’s been a real “absentee dad for the sake of his art” kinda day.

girl, i guess

CPB agrees to revive a $36 million deal with NPR killed after Trump's pressure The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $36 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.

CPB revives $36 million NPR deal killed after Trump’s pressure

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I mean, I’m out here doing my darnedest tho

A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
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NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.

Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died. n.pr/4qjVMDS

Home - Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel The Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel is an elite two-year leadership fellowship for high school students in Baltimore.

This still exits by the way. And still feels… questionable. But it basically creates generations of talented tenth Black kids coming home regaling their very curated time in Israel with seemingly no knowlege of, say, the harm of the Balfour Declaration. www.ecyp.org/r

This explains a childhood mystery. A big tentpole of my city’s district of Bmore was our Rep’s push to get Black h.s. kids to apply for a summer in Israel to encourage historical Black & Jewish bonds. Which seemed valid, but we always thought wouldn’t it be easier to talk to Jewish ppl in Bmore??

RIP D'Angelo (1974-2025) 🕊️😔

Thanks, KGB!! We’re tryin!

Books stacked atop each other: Interview with the Vampire by Ann Rice Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen True Grit by Charles Portis The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain Dune by Frank Herbert Waiting to Exhale by Terry McMillan

NPR’s announcement of “Books We’ve Loved.” A new limited series from Book Of The Day. Hosted by Book of the Day’s Andrew Limbong and Code Switch’s B.A. Parker.

Some cool news: I got to do a fun side project. I’ll be co-hosting a limited series called “Books We’ve Loved.” It’s where we revisit some of our fave books or read classics for the first time. I’m stoked. It starts Saturday, October 18th in the Books We Love feed from NPR. The said books are below:

Losing Robert Redford, David Lynch and Diane Keaton in the same calendar year might break me.

See? Audio can be inadvertently funny sometimes.

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal cuts Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal cuts

He learned that he could do that and a lot of his viewers would be ok with it, and there would be no real ramifications. So sadly, we were the ones to learn a hard lesson.

Why Malala Yousafzai is a hero in the West but not back home

A new Code Switch ep is out that I’m really proud of. My colleague Mariya tries to reconcile Pakistan’s relationship with Malala with the West’s. And how maybe the western stamp of approval puts her in a different light back home. open.spotify.com/episode/6N72...

For better or worse, he is maintaining Jay Leno’s legacy in this way specifically.

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

Update: Every time someone was shot at a puff of air blew against my cheek. And that’s when I realized this might’ve been an insensitive way to experience this movie.

I’m going to a 4DX showing of One Battle After Another tonight. I have no idea what in that movie would require that… I assume when there is gunfire, water will spray on me.

I’ve watched Beatty’s Reds and Pakula’s All the President’s Men both in the past 19 hours. I’m ready. AMA.

This remains my favorite Twilight Zone ep. Oddly enough helped me process the loss of a relative when I was a kid. I had “what you thought would go out like an explosion is like a whisper" written on my bedroom wall for a long time. I hope this ep still helps people process.

Original one-sheet for the 1972 satire The Candidate starring Robert Redford. He’s blowing a bubblegum bubble while standing in front of an American flag.

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My cousins would like me to warn people that Baltimorons is not a nomenclature created by black people in the city. Call them that and you will catch hands.

Turnstile: Tiny Desk Concert Yes, the first-ever stage dive at the Tiny Desk occurs during Turnstile's set, but not before a wild reimagination of the hardcore band's wide-ranging sound.

Yes, the first-ever stage dive at the Tiny Desk occurs during Turnstile's set, but not before a wild reimagination of the hardcore band's wide-ranging sound.

Statistically how much online social media content is just job auditions?

I have an event coming up in DC that I’m so excited about and absolutely none of my family wants to attend because they validly don’t feel safe… because of this. And that’s sadly this administration’s intention.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations following the passage of a federal rescissions package and the release of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) appropriations bill, which excludes funding for CPB for the first time in more than five decades. For nearly 60 years, CPB has carried out its Congressional mission to build and sustain a trusted public media system that informs, educates, and serves communities across the country. Through partnerships with local stations and producers, CPB has supported educational content, locally relevant journalism, emergency communications, cultural programming, and essential services for Americans in every community. “Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote, and petitioned Congress to preserve federal funding for CPB, we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations,” said CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison. “CPB remains committed to fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities and supporting our partners through this transition with transparency and care.”

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down operations after loss of federal funding:

This image is of the cover of Baltimore Beat. It shows a group of young baseball players all in their navy blue and white Yankees uniforms.

Issue 66 of Baltimore Beat is live. Our cover photo is of James Mosher League baseball players on their opening day. It was taken by Christian Thomas.

Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.

Ok here’s something cool. Adopt a station — donate to the public media stations that rely the most on federal funds. >>> adoptastation.org